approximately
おおよそ、約
入試の言い換え
- about 約 — 最も口語的な言い換え
- around 〜ごろ;約 — 口語的。時刻にも
- roughly ざっと — 大まかな見積もり
- nearly ほとんど;もう少しで — 『〜弱』=その数に少し足りない。approximately は上下どちらもある
- some 約 — 数詞の前で。some 200 people(約200人)
- or so 〜かそこら — 数字の後に置く(an hour or so)
- in the region of 約〜 — 硬めのイギリス英語
共通テストのグラフ・図表問題では、本文の approximately half が選択肢で about 50% / roughly one in two に言い換えられる。some 200 people の some(約)も要注意。
approximately の類語
about, around, roughly, nearly, some, or so, in the region of, just about, more or less, close to, almost, all but, most, generally, all in all, mostly, for all practical purposes, mainly, essentially, on the whole, by and large, virtually, practically, substantially, in round numbers, almost entirely, say, much, just, hard, close, round, well-nigh, for the most part, in the long run, in the main, approaching, neighbourhood, on balance, generally speaking, circa, chiefly, roughly speaking, for practical purposes, nigh, roundly, effectually, plus ou moins, approximatively
approximately の反意語
例文
- This tree is approximately three hundred years old.
この木は樹齢約300年です。 - Approximately what number of kanji do you know?
漢字って、何個ぐらい知ってる? - The trip will take approximately five hours.
旅はおよそ5時間くらいかかるでしょう。
approximately の言い換えを探すには
approximately(おおよそ)の類語・言い換え(パラフレーズ)を、日本語訳つきで関連度順に並べています。入試で狙われる言い換えパターン、ニュアンスの違い、語源、日本人がやりがちなワナも解説。英作文の語彙を増やしたいとき、長文読解で本文と選択肢の言い換えを見抜きたいときに使えます。